nyirok

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See also: nyírok

Hungarian

Etymology

Back-formation from nyirkos. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

nyirok (plural nyirkok)

  1. (anatomy) lymph (a colourless, watery, bodily fluid carried by the lymphatic system, that consists mainly of white blood cells)
  2. (rare) moisture, dampness

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative nyirok nyirkok
accusative nyirkot nyirkokat
dative nyiroknak nyirkoknak
instrumental nyirokkal nyirkokkal
causal-final nyirokért nyirkokért
translative nyirokká nyirkokká
terminative nyirokig nyirkokig
essive-formal nyirokként nyirkokként
essive-modal
inessive nyirokban nyirkokban
superessive nyirkon nyirkokon
adessive nyiroknál nyirkoknál
illative nyirokba nyirkokba
sublative nyirokra nyirkokra
allative nyirokhoz nyirkokhoz
elative nyirokból nyirkokból
delative nyirokról nyirkokról
ablative nyiroktól nyirkoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
nyiroké nyirkoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
nyirokéi nyirkokéi
Possessive forms of nyirok
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. nyirkom nyirkaim
2nd person sing. nyirkod nyirkaid
3rd person sing. nyirka nyirkai
1st person plural nyirkunk nyirkaink
2nd person plural nyirkotok nyirkaitok
3rd person plural nyirkuk nyirkaik

Derived terms

Compound words

References

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

  • nyirok in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN